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had ii fow pieces of dried siiliiion, hut the chief's daughter wouhl not 

 cat. She, fasted. The poor little boy did the .same. 



The princess slept in the rear of the house, while the poor little l)oy 

 slept near the fire. They lay down, and he thought of their jjoverty. 

 It grew dark, and it grew daylight again. The poor little hoy left 

 the house. Near the end of the town there was a great river, and a 

 trail led up the river. The poor little boy went along this trail. He 

 went a long time and came to the shore of a large lake. A grassy 

 opening extended to the water of the lake. There he stood and 

 shoutcnl. The water rose and, behold, the one that had charge of the 

 lake emerged. When it saw the poor little boy standing near the 



1 q'aik''e'ldEL hanL sg"it 



silk's of dried salmon lay 



•salmon 



2 nig-i sg"it tsE dr.m 



not lay (tut.) 



aL awa'aL i.go-nts'e'Etsdet. 



nai.qL 



fasted 



Lgo-wi'lk"siLk"g'S. 



the princess, 



little 



g-e'ipL 



the food 

 of 



NLk-^e 



Then 



the prox- iheir grandmother, 

 imity of little 

 LPfo'uLk^L sEiu'a'tj'it. 



the daughter 

 of 



the ehief. 



Ni.k-'e 



Then 



NLk-"e 



Then 



huX de-hwi'lL Lgo-gua'Em 



also 



on did so 

 his part 



the 

 little 



4 Lgo-tk-'e'Lk"g-e. 



little boy. 



Hwil'i! 



Well! 



G'itsa'on 



In the rear of 

 the house 



hwil 



where 



g"a'eL 



lay 



i,go-wi'lk'siLk"g'e, 



the princess, 



little 



g lax-ts'a'L lak" hwil g'a'cL Lgo-gua'Em Lgo-tk-'e'Lk". 



on edge of fire where lay the poor little boy. 



little 



7 g'ig-a'eLt. NLk-'o k'opE-lo-a'lg'ixL cja'ctg-e. Hwii'i! 



they lay Then poorly in spoke his heart. Well ! 



NLk-'e 



Then 



NLk-e 



Then 



NLk-'e 



Then 



down. 



8 huX a'd'ik'SL yu'ksa. SEm-he'Luk k'"e 



again came 



9 Lgo-tk-'e'Lk". 



little boy. 



10 NELne'L hwil 



Then that where 



Very morning 



Q'ai'yim na-ba'xL wl-a'k's 



Near out of ran a water 



great 



qe'nExg"e, 



k'saXL 



went out 



aL 



Lsro-ffua Em 



poor 



the 

 little 



ts'ap. 



out of ran 

 woods 



lo-gali-sg'e'L 



up 

 river 



lay 



the trail. 



tlu- i-iid the 



ni town. 



nELne'tg'e lo-\o'xk"L 



then that in fn]lr)\ved 



11 Lgo-gua Em 



the poor 

 little 



12 na-ba'xt tiL 



otU of ho tfl 

 woods went 



Lgo-tk-'e'Lk"g-e. 



little boy. 



La 



when 



lax-ts'ii'L wl-t'a'xg'e. 



on edge of great lake. 



iiak"L 



long 



NLk-'i^ 



Then 



hwil 



where 



iii't, 



he 

 went, 



nLk'*e 



then 



uks-he'tgut ar, hwil 



III where 



toward he 

 the water stood 



13 uks-d'a'L ha'p'Eskg-e. NLk-'e wl-ainhc'tg-e. 



toward was grass, 



the water 



14 aL hwagait-g-fiksg-e. 



at way out olTshore. 



15 ts'Em-t'a'xg-e! NLk-'e 



in the lake! Then 



he shouted. 



NLk-'e 



Then 



g-ltk'L 

 it rose 



Gwina'deL. 



Behold. 



g-a'hEnt 



it emerged 



wi-t an 



great the 

 one who 



aiv-s 



the 

 water 



lo-h"'Lk-L 



in w.'ili-hed 



g-aai, 



it 

 8a w 



llWll 

 where 



lo-uks-he'tk"L Lgo-guii'icm 



poor 



in toward stood 

 water 



I he 

 little 



